Next Library enhanced the global perspective that I’d argue benefits all information professionals. Over fifty Ignite sessions gave participants a sampling of innovation in libraries around the globe. Petar Luka?i?, Head of Adult department in Fran Galovic Public Library in Croatia and a scholarship winner to attend the conference, told me “I realize that our core value is the same all around the world: see what your community needs and react. If you talk to someone from Denmark or Ghana, it’s the same problem, but a librarian with a heart always finds a way.” And these connections were forged with grace and courtesy from all. Jeff Nyoka expressed thanks by sharing a saying in his Zulu language on the Next Facebook page: “umuntu ngumuntu, ngabantu” — one becomes a better person through good relationships with other people. “Next Library made me feel like a better person because of everyone’s kindness.”